Fingerprints of lagoonal life: Migration of the marine flatfish Solea solea assessed by stable isotopes and otolith microchemistry

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-32

  Dierking, Jan ^a,c   Morat, Fabien ^a   Letourneur, Yves ^b   Harmelin Vivien, Mireille ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic nitrogen; Estuary foodweb; Fish nursery; Mauguio lagoon; Mediterranean sea; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DETRITUS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLATFISH; FOOD WEB; GROWTH; HABITAT USE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; MUSCLE; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEAGRASS; SEASONALITY; SEWAGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; MAUGUIO LAGOON;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 84861457161     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.03.018     Document Type: Article

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